Tococa nitens (Benth.) Triana

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Tococa nitens (Benth.) Triana

  • Collector(s)

    B. Maguire 53538 with Steyermark, J. & Maguire, C. K., 1 Sep 1962

  • Location

    Venezuela. Bolívar. Rio Chicanan, 2 km S of Rio Chibau.

  • Habitat

    Savanna.

  • Description

    Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 794263

    Occurrence ID: 05d1ecf1-113b-4141-b857-c266ceac2410

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Tococa nitens (Benth.) Triana det J. J. Wurdack, 1962

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Bolívar

  • Locality

    Rio Chicanan, 2 km S of Rio Chibau

  • Elevation

    Alt. 100 m. (328 ft.)

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L. H. Bailey Hortorium (BH) Systematic Revision of Tococa
Tococa nitens (Benth.) Triana
Fabián A. Michelangeli	Nov. 1999
INSTITUTO BOTANICO, CARACAS-NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Exploration of the Alto Rio Cuyuni
53538	ESTADO BOLIVAR, VENEZUELA
No.	Tococa nitens (Benth.) Tr.
Det.t J.J. Wurdack, 1961*
Shrub to 1.5 m, petals white suffused pink at
base, anthers cream, fruit blue-black at matu-
rity, edible, common in savannas 2 km south of
Rio Chibau, on right hand bank, at 100 m alt*
n uw .	September 1.
Bassett Maguire	Río Chicanán
Julian A. Steyermark & Celia K. Maguire	1962
Field work supported in part by funds provided by the Instituto Botánico, the National Science Founda-
tion and The New York Botanical Garden.
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